Does our archive help you out? Help us by supporting us, today!
Donate
Sound walk
Sound walk
2020
Somnambulist
A binaural soundscape collected whilst taking one hour of exercise during the Covid lockdowns of 2020.
Sound walk
Sound walk
SWS24
2023
Walking through the submerged forest
This piece is composed from my field recordings walking on the beach at low tide and readings of letters from Bexhill Museum archives, layered together with sound effects to bring to life a part of our eroding coastline and an archive which lies quietly unearthed.
Sound walk
Sound walk
SWS23
2023
Palanca [The Passing] 7 walks at Giudecca Venice [4 notes of a diary] 2023
Palanca [The Passing]. Music piece of a city walk near Palanca, Guidecca Venice. Music, field recordings, monologue, mixing and production by Stefaan van Biesen.
Sound walk
Sound walk
SWS23
2023
Soundpaths: Heptonstall
In Soundpaths: Heptonstall, the traditional funereal folk song 'Lyke Wake Dirge' is blended with field recordings and mapped over the entire old village of Heptonstall in West Yorkshire.
post
Curated news
22 Oct, 2020
Croaks, squelches, waterfalls: the visionaries bringing the jungle to your headphones | Music | The Guardian
We can’t experience nature in lockdown – but a new breed of field recorders have captured the sounds of the great outdoors in all their crashing, squawking glory Source: Croaks, squelches, waterfalls: the visionaries bringing the jungle to your headphones | Music | The Guardian
post
Curated news
02 Dec, 2019
New York sound map – interactive map of the sounds of New York City
Our New York sound map is an interactive tour of field recordings showcasing the sounds you can hear across New York City. Source: New York sound map – interactive map of the sounds of New York City
martin.p.eccles: ...
85
Two days of radio listening
I am delighted to say that I have two 24hr radio works airing in a couple of week’s time on both of Resonance’s radio stations – Resonance FM and Resonance Extra – midnight to midnight on 13th April and midnight … Continue reading →
•
Jo Scott: artist-...
75
16th SAR International Conference on Artistic Research – Resonance
I’m really looking forward to presenting my research on ‘creative field work in forest plantations’ at SAR 2025 in Porto. … More
soundmarker
90
Preisverleihung des Audiowalk-Awards 2024
Es ist soweit! Heute um 15 Uhr werden die von einer siebenköpfigen Jury ausgewählten Audiowalks im Rahmen des 15. Berliner Hörspielfestivals in der Akademie der Künste prämiert. Mit dem Audiowalk-Award wurden drei künstlerisch mutige und inhaltlich anspruchsvolle Arbeiten ausgezeichnet, hier sind die Gewinner*innen: Ein erster Preis geht an den Audiowalk „Und gegenüber spielt die Blaskapelle“ …
martin.p.eccles: ...
90
seven days in June: one place in seven movements
New at https://martinpeccles.bandcamp.com is an album based on seven walks in Alaska. A place. Bounded by the Bering Sea and mountains; land lived on and from for generations. Walk, stand, look at, over and across the land; scrub, hill, marsh, … Continue reading →
•
url
Webb Avenue and Black Hill Audio Walk
The URL leads to an audio walk titled "Webb Avenue and Black Hill," created by Amy Tinderbox. This piece is an immersive sound art work designed to be experienced while walking through the specific geographical area of Webb Avenue and Black Hill. The audio layering combines field recordings, ambient sounds, and narrative elements that evoke the site's history, environment, and socio-cultural context. The work aims to deepen the listener’s engagement with the landscape by highlighting its auditory textures and prompting reflection on place and memory.
The audio walk situates the listener within a dynamic urban and natural environment, exploring themes such as community, transformation, and the relationship between built and natural spaces. It functions not only as a guide through physical space but also as an interpretive framework, intertwining sonic experience with cultural geography. By integrating local sounds and storytelling, the piece encourages a sensory exploration of the location that foregrounds the interplay between environment and human presence.
url
walking it
The SoundCloud profile "Walking It" features a curated collection of ambient and field recordings designed to enhance the experience of walking in urban and natural environments. The audio tracks emphasize the relationship between soundscapes and spatial awareness, capturing diverse acoustic atmospheres that range from quiet city streets to natural wilderness. This collection offers listeners an immersive auditory exploration of place, encouraging an attentive engagement with the sonic textures that define different walking routes.
In addition to standalone soundscapes, "Walking It" includes experimental compositions that blend environmental sounds with minimal electronic elements, reflecting contemporary approaches in walking art practice. The recordings invite reflection on the interplay between movement, environment, and sound perception, aligning with cultural geography themes that consider how auditory experiences shape our understanding of place and mobility. Through this focus on walking as a method of experiencing and interpreting landscape, the profile contributes to the discourse on walking as an artistic and spatial practice.
url
Recorded Fields
Recorded Fields is a digital archive and research platform dedicated to the documentation and exploration of soundwalking practices and soundscapes. It collects and presents field recordings, sound walks, and related projects from around the world, offering detailed metadata and contextual information for each entry. The platform emphasizes the relationship between environment, place, and auditory experience, serving as a resource for researchers, artists, and practitioners interested in acoustic ecology, urban sound studies, and cultural geography.
The site categorizes its content by geographic regions, themes, and contributors, enabling users to examine the diversity of sonic environments across different locations and cultural contexts. Recorded Fields also supports theoretical inquiry into how sound shapes our understanding of space and place, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of soundwalking as a practice that intersects art, anthropology, and environmental studies.
• 
